The minimum altitude to use vertical speed is 160ft on the approach according to the FCOM 2.01.30p1. The question is why on a clear night would you continue to use the kit below MDA? I find that the transition from auto to manual flight on the A300 takes a little while to get the feel of the aircraft and I personally would have disengaged the automatics at MDA. The A300 automatics are not as harmonized as well as some of the later Airbus products.
As previous posters have written you cannot select the FPA mode through the autopilot but there is nothing to stop you displaying it on your PFD. The A300 allows each pilotto decide whether they want to look at FD ,the Bird or Raw data through a selector switch. The later Airbus architecture specifies that both pilots have the same presentation by using one button.
Last edited by tubby linton; 17th Aug 2013 at 23:23.